Christmas is Coming

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I'm not sure if our British friends can corroborate this, but when I lived in England almost ten years ago, Thanksgiving wasn't a national holiday like it is in America. Obviously, American ex-pats & students abroad like myself celebrated it in our own way, but we essentially had a two-month lead into Christmas. Which didn't upset me much. I love the holiday cheer. :)

But if you want to get technical, the Christmas season starts with the beginning of Advent. Black Friday is a perversion of the Christmas spirit, in my book.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TW7NiFZlhI
 
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spongedude said:
I'm not sure if our British friends can corroborate this, but when I lived in England almost ten years ago, Thanksgiving wasn't a national holiday like it is in America. Obviously, American ex-pats & students abroad like myself celebrated it in our own way, but we essentially had a two-month lead into Christmas. Which didn't upset me much. I love the holiday cheer. :)

But if you want to get technical, the Christmas season starts with the beginning of Advent. Black Friday is a perversion of the Christmas spirit, in my book.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TW7NiFZlhI
yeah, but in Canada, we have Thanksgiving in October so ha!
 

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The John Lewis Christmas ad has been released, Christmas has begun! (Though I also like the M&S ad with Paddington):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw1Y-zhQURU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfaSxIkLslE
 

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CherrySponge said:
I haven't seen either yet. There's still tonight before SCD to check if BBC1 will air one...
(yes, I love that show, dude)
The BBC don't air ads, so it won't air there.

It premiered yesterday during Gogglebox, and will probably air again tonight during The X Factor.
 

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The BBC don't air ads, so it won't air there.

It premiered yesterday during Gogglebox, and will probably air again tonight during The X Factor.
Oh, darn. I don't watch The X Factor. But I do watch ITV in general, so I'm sure I will see at least one next week.
(And yes, it's true the BBC don't air ads. I forgot about that, lol)
 
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